Portola's Bay Boom Fizzles in Junked Notes
A fragment from the Hodie Miner mocks Portola celebrations and the San Francisco fund drive. It notes excess material ignored by the paper and jokes about subscription efforts while criticizing terminal rate disputes between eastern California and western Nevada. The piece hints at San Francisco’s leverage and a public funds pullback.
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Hodie Miner
California
Phin
San Francisco
Portola
Bay
Nevada
Unfair Apportionment Charged In State School Funds
Elko County receives less from the State fund for small schools than other counties, per Deputy Superintendent Anderson. Example figures show a five pupil Storey County school gets 147.96 versus Elko 131.85. 25 pupil Ormedy County 468.68 versus Landor 287.96 and Elko 281.64. The letter argues funds are not equitably distributed and calls for legislative change.
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Anderson
State Board of Edgestion
Elko County
Storey County
Ormedy County
Landor County
Paul Legistetare
Elko Lodepondent
Reliable Mining Reports Mining Science Editorial
Editorial urges accurate mining news to maintain public confidence in districts. It warns exaggeration harms industry and districts, noting false statements degrade trust and value of reports over time.
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Ayot
Reclamation in Elko County aims to irrigate Wells area
A New York led syndicate the Pacific Heslametion Company plans to reclaim 50000 acres near Wells Elko County Nevada 40000 government and 10000 railroad land with a 450000 start and more funding to follow a dam on Burnt Creek Treut and Bishop Creeks will supply irrigation The Bedt Ranch 8000 acres not to be opened for settlement The plan lists officers including Joseph Gutman P T Farneworth HL Siegal and B W Doyle with an organized 160 subdivision likely of the tract into parcels
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Wells Elko
Nevada
Augusta
Pacific Heslametion Company
New York
Elko County
Wells
Bedt
Welle
Burnt Creek
Treut Creek
Bishop Creek
Anct
Harry L. Siegal
Joseph Gutman
P. T. Farneworth
Salt Lake City
HL. Siegal
B. W. Doyle
Leowinster
Mass
Garden City Teachers Association in San Jose
A group calling itself the Garden City Teachers Association in San Jose California promotes a scheme to recruit teachers for positions. It offers five dollars to Clay and County superintendents for every teacher they place, the payment to come from the applicant fee. State Superintendent Hustt of California has some of the literature.
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San Jose
California
Garden City Teachers’ Association
Hustt
Clay
County
Nevada Act Enables Prospecting and Locating Private Land Claims
The 1907 Nevada statute allows US citizens to enter unfenced private lands for prospecting gold and other minerals, excluding existing mining claims. It enables locating ledges or deposits on private land and acquiring title via special proceedings aligned with prior mining laws, with compensation based on land value rather than mineral contents.
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Nevada
United States
Tlalme
The
Ubat
Atate
High Have Wide Ones Hat From Paris Arrives in New York
A consignment of 200 fur hats called Kuasian toques arrived from Paris to New York. The headpiece alters traditional hair styling, with a tall lofted crest starting at the forehead and an aigrette crown. Women are advised to wear hair pulled up in a ball on the top.
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New York
Paris
Old Guard
New Homestead Ruling Reverses Entrymen Assignment Rule
A new order by Commissioner Fred Deonet approved June 18 1908 reversed the Garfield policy allowing entrymen to assign their land options after five years residence. The ruling, issued to U S land offices and settlers, emphasizes strict compliance with the law and urges broad publication. Rev Father Matthew Collins returned to Europe by Friday rain.
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Fred Deonet
United States Land Offices
R.A. Ballinger
Garfield
Nevada
Matthew Collins
Euroka
Priday
Ellen Hayes Death Falsely Reported Declares City
Rev Father Kirly and Father W J Ryan clarify that Ellen Hayes of Ely Nevada remains alive in St Marys Hospital San Francisco a cancer patient awaiting possible surgery. Burial planned in Calvary Cemetery Salt Lake City pending service details.
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Galt Lake
San Francisco
Salt Lake Salt Lake
St. Mary's Hospital
Miss Hayes
Calvary Cemetery
Nevada News Sparks Frank, Turbulent West Life
Nevada items cover Haworth marriage in Spark Manday, Leona Allen of Silver City. a Telegram suspension at Biko. Western Pacific train service from Salt Lake to Elko. Esmeralda County mining dividends. deaths, water rights adjudication, Reno rumors of a continental line, bank liquidations, and a Goldfield merger. Also notes on fall crew law, railroad politics, and shingle roof paint guidance from Scientific American.
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Laster W. Haworth
Austin Reville
Spark Manday
Leona Allen
Silver City
Nevada
Twacher
Telegram
Biko
Uaid
A. B. Gray
Carlin
Western Pacific
Salt Lake
Elko
Southern Pacific
State Railroad Commission
Bancroft
Railroad Commission
Goldfield Trustees Buy Books for All Students Under Act
The Goldfield School Trustees, under an East Legislature act, ordered five test books for district students from Gray Reid Wright Company of Rens at 2500. They plan to provide free books to all students below the eighth grade while selling to high school students, intending to fund the giveaway from the sales.
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Goldfield
Act of the East Legislatere
Trnstess of
Gray Reid Wright Company
Rens
Seven County G Commission Approves Payments
A meeting on August 2, 1900, authorized payments to named individuals. The minutes list the amounts and recipients as the board approves financial allowances for specific persons.
Notice of Horses Shipped Gres the Bureka and Palisade Raila
Horses shipped from Diamond Station in Eureka County Nevada to Cornlulls on 18 BL 1909. Brands described include T on left thigh JU on right shoulder diamond on right, quarter circle over bos, A on left shoulder, I reversed C on right, and other varied marks. Named: Semene M. Manoxrr and Sheriff of Eureka County, James Mackey, Statement No. 85.
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Gres
Bureka
Paliaade
Diamond Station
Ian City
Borges
Jon Inft
Gas Home
Semene M. Manoxrr
Sherif
Eureka County
Nevada
Mack Deames Aipaent Bat
Eureka and Palisade
Cornlulls
W. Row
Pa Imalea
M. Mann
Bareks County
Net
James Mackey
State of
W. J. Mahoney
Beowaws
Eureka
Koved
Bach
R. Nicholas
Osaka Blaze Destroys Four Square Miles of City
Four square miles of Osaka, a principal Japanese commercial center, were burned last Sunday. About 20,000 buildings destroyed as flames raged over 25 hours in narrow, wooden streets. Firefighters battled wind and drought while water shortages hindered efforts. insurers may bear heavy losses.
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Jack Johnson
James J. Jeffries
Jeffries
House
Louisiana
Senate
Osaka
Japan
New Gravel Washer Patent by J M Low of Los Angeles
New gravel washer inventor J M Low of Los Angeles unveils a process for wing gravel that cuts costs to about four cents per cubic yard and uses far less water than hydraulic methods or dredges. The system recycles water within the machine. Patent events cite July 19 1909 at Cuporinto California and July 27 1909 in Superior Wisconsin with related marriage notices and name changes.
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Robert Stein
Los Angeles
Arizona
New Mexico
California
J. M. Low
Cuporinto
Santa Clara County
Vincent ‘Torre
Silver and Trade Policy Debate Ahead in Congress
The American Mining Congress will meet in Goldfield in September to discuss silver’s value and its role in trade with silver using nations. The goal is to extend silver as money, stabilize prices, and reduce exchange costs against gold, strengthening American access to Pacific markets and Oriental trade. Noting silver’s global reach, the conference plans a memorial to Congress urging favorable adjustments to free American industries.
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America
American Mining Congress
Goldfield
Orient
Pacific
National Congress
United States
China
India
Sir Moreton Frewen
John Hays Hammond
James J. Hill
Salt Lake Herald
Population shifts in Britain and Ireland span 1851 to 1908
England rises from 16,926,348 in 1851 to 93,472,252 in 1908, a 96 percent gain. Wales grows from 1,001,261 to 1,876,528, up 87 percent. Scotland expands from 2,888,742 in 1861 to 4,826,587 in 1908, up 67 percent. Ireland declines from 6,552,385 in 1861 to 4,364,226 in 1908, a 52 percent drop. The article also notes more than 2,000 distinct operations in assembling a high grade watch.
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England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
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White Pine County
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W.H. Hood
Southern Pacific Railroad
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van Fleet
Pioneer Bank
State Banking Board
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Auust
Mohawk
Laguna
Red Top
Jumbo
Goldfield Mining
Scientific American
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Lucey
Boo
Merialdo
Nick Am
Eureka Water Works Co
Hanrear Aia Hopital
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McClantes
Tha
Clark
Keowswe
Patrick C Ny Boreks
Maggie Jubnece
Mili Can
Esat
Cortes Ab
Frank B. Nicholas
Carl Stoddard
Stave
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Eureka and Palisade Railway
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E & P. Railway
Eureka County Bank
Main Street
Eureka, Nevada
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